Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey avoided acknowledging that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris made a false claim during the debate last week when Harris said that there are no military members in an active combat zone.
“That was a comment in a debate,” Healey told ABC’s “This Week” host Martha Raddatz on Sunday. “I think the point that she was trying to make was a broader point.”
Raddatz and Healey were discussing the vice president’s debate performance, referring to a commonly fact-checked moment in which Harris said, “There is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world, the first time this century.”
ABC fact-checkers, for instance, specified that there are 900 U.S. military personnel in Syria and 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq. “We also have action in the Red Sea,” Raddatz said, adding that “every single day, the Navy SEALs, Delta Forces special operators can be part of any sort of deadly raid.”
When directly asked by Raddatz why Harris would make the claim, Healey deflected, instead comparing Harris’ character to Trump’s.